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	Battles of the American Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Shepherdstown (September 19 – September 20) - Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
		Battle of North Anna (May 23 – May 26) - Lee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize.
		Battle of Waynesboro March 2 - Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battles_of_the_American_Civil_War (4985 words)

	Battle of Irish Bend - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Irish Bend, also known as Nierson's Wood or Franklin, was fought between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks against Confederate Major General Richard Taylor during Banks's operations against the Bayou Teche region in southern Louisiana.
		The battle occurred two days after the Battle of Fort Bisland.
		On the morning of April 13, 1863, Grover's division landed in the vicinity of Franklin and scattered Confederate troops attempting to stop them from disembarking.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Irish_Bend (346 words)

	Battle of Vermillion Bayou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Vermillion Bayou was fought on April 17, 1863, the third battle in a series of running battles between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks and Confederate Major General Richard Taylor.
		The battle was fought after both the Battle of Fort Bisland and the Battle of Irish Bend.
		Though Taylor had not dealt Banks a defeat, he was continually slowing Banks down from reaching Alexandria, Louisiana, and his ultimate objective of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Vermillion_Bayou (331 words)

	Celebrate St. Patrick's Day like the Irish do \| Battle Creek Enquirer - www.battlecreekenquirer.com - Battle Creek, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Much Irish folklore surrounds St. Pat's Day, but regrettably, not much of it is substantiated.
		Originally, Irish stew was a very basic, and perhaps lackluster, dish simply containing lamb, onions and potatoes.
		Whether you're Irish or not, St. Patrick's Day is the perfect time to celebrate the luck of the Irish and welcome the arrival of spring.
	www.battlecreekenquirer.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060313/LIFESTYLE08/603130305/1032 (1289 words)

	Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A factor in the defeat of Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto was the time the Texas Army got to gather itself, thanks to a small group of defenders at The Alamo and General Sam Houston's strategy of giving up land until he had rallied an army.
		The last battle of the Civil War, The Battle of Palmito Ranch, was fought in Texas, on May 12, 1865, well after Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
		Oil is found in the Cretaceous sediments in the east, the Permian sediments in the west, and along the Gulf coast and out on the Texas continental shelf.
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	Battle of the Boyne, 12 July 1690
		The battle actually took place on 1 July, but because of the conversion from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar the day is now commemorated on the 12 July.
		At a fordable river bend of the Boyne the main body of William's infantry was concentrated on fording the river at the village of Oldbridge.
		The Irish cavalry fought desperately to save the day but they had been outmanoeuvred and were unable to recover the ground lost due to being deployed by James against the decoy of Schomberg.
	sinclair2.quarterman.org /history/mod/battleoftheboyne.html (715 words)

	The Civil War in Louisiana: An Overview
		In mid-March 1864, the Red River campaign was launched to drive Taylor's army from Louisiana and plant the Union flag in the interior of Texas.
		The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a draw.
		Approximately one-fifth of the state's able-bodied white males and hundreds of fl soldiers were killed in battle or died of disease.
	www.crt.state.la.us /tourism/civilwar/overview.htm (1256 words)

	The history of the Cajun Coast
		The snake was miles in length and as it twisted and writhed in death, it deepened the mud where it lay, forming the sinuous course of the bayou.
		Though early settlers included French, Acadian, German, Danish and Irish, the town’s culture and architecture is heavily influenced by the unusually large numbers of English that chose to settle there after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
		During the Civil War, the Battle of Irish Bend was fought near Franklin on April 14, 1863.
	www.cajuncoast.com /history.html (1301 words)

	Civil War Manuscripts Project - K - L
		The flag had been taken from the battery by the 13th Connecticut during the battle of Irish Bend, LA, on 14 April 1863.
		Kinney was wounded at the battle of Irish Bend, LA, on 14 April 1863 and was promoted to First Lieutenant, Company I, on 17 March 1864.
		He was wounded at the battle of Antietam on 17 September 1862 and died a few weeks later.
	www.chs.org /kcwmp/cwkl.htm (2619 words)

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		Such a road did exist, of course, and Taylor diverted the remainder of his men from Bisland onto this road and away from Irish Bend.
		This bypass of Irish Bend was done so inconspicuously that the Confederate force opposing Grover did not know that the last of their compatriots from Bisland had passed.
		Captain Bainbridge, in the lead party, indicated his battery was continually dueling with the enemy rear guard, a problem that would have slowed the march.
	www.members.cox.net /rayhbanks/Pages627-632 (1903 words)

	Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The regiment acquitted itself well in several engagements there but Molineux was grievously wounded in the face at the Battle of Irish Bend in April 1863.
		After convalescing, he was reassigned as corps inspector general, and returned to active service as commander of the Second Brigade in March 1864 in time to lead it in the ill-fated Red River Campaign.
		At that time he was brevetted a brigadier general for gallantry at the Battles of Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek and a major general for meritorious service during the war.
	www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org /painting/article.php (729 words)

	Flags of the Confederacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		However, it must be pointed out that, once the battle flag is generally distributed (October-December 1862) and the divisional issues begin, use of the Stars and Bars is restricted to those units that arrive in the east and fail to receive a battle flag (The 2nd Georgia Battalion, of Brig.
		This flag, issued to replace their First National battle flag that had been adorned with battle honors and the slogan "Omnipotence Reignth", was made from the dress of Mrs.
		In April, at the Battle of Irish Bend in Louisiana, the silk Stars and Bars of the St. Mary's (Louisiana) Cannoniers were captured by the 13th Connecticut Infantry.
	www.confederateflags.org /FAQ/FOTCmyth1.htm (2973 words)

	Middlesex Genealogical Society: Founding of the Society
		At a later battle at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862, the men not only suffered from enemy fire, but from rear fire from their own gunboats which killed four men of Company F. Endless artillery battles took place at the Siege of Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia.
		With the buoyancy of the Irish character, the men were hopeful; and during these severe months sent home to their families not less than twenty thousand dollars collectively, almost their entire pay.
		After this battle the brigade commander said in his report: "The nine-months troops have demonstrated by their gallant conduct that they can be relied upon in any emergency".
	mgs.darien.org /spring.htm (5671 words)

	Simmonds
		Not long afterwards he rose to the rank of Sergeant Major; rapid advancement for anyone with some education was common in the Civil War.
		At the Battle of Irish Bend, LA on April 14,1863 he received a battlefield promotion to 2nd Lieutenant for heroism.
		Some 25 years later, when Simonds was commander of the CT Department of the GAR he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism.
	www.cantonmuseum.org /pages/Simmonds.html (579 words)

	CNNSI.com - College Football - Godsey replaces injured Battle as Irish QB - Tuesday September 12, 2000 11:32 PM
		The 6-foot-7, 239-pound Godsey chose the Irish over Purdue after graduating from high school in Tampa, Fla.
		Battle, a junior, led the Irish with 157 yards rushing in two games, but had completed just 13 of 31 passes.
		Battle suffered a fracture in his left wrist on the first play of Notre Dames overtime loss Saturday to top-ranked Nebraska.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/college/news/2000/09/11/irish_godsey_ap (447 words)

	CW2
		Although this battle began well for the Union forces, a late afternoon flanking attack by reinforcing Confederates drove the Federals in panic from the field in what became known as "The Great Skeedaddle." Fortunately for the North, the Confederate army was "more disorganized by victory" than was the Union army by defeat.
		Following Irish Bend, Oltmanns made reconnaissances to New Iberia and then was detached from the army and embarked on the gunboat CLIFTON to continue searching for a route connecting the Atchafalaya and Red Rivers.
		Captain Preston West was on staff to Major General Franklin during the prelude to the Battle of Fredericksburg and as early as November 17, 1862, was performing scout duty and determining routes for the Army of the Potomac.
	www.lib.noaa.gov /edocs/CW2.htm (20934 words)

	13th CV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		October 27th occurred the little battle of Georgia Landing (or Labadieville), in which the Thirteenth lost one killed, thirteen wounded, and one prisoner.
		April 13th, skirmish at Sand Beach; April 14th, battle of Irish Bend, seven killed and forty-six wounded; April 17th, skirmish at Vermilion Bayou; April 20th, camp at Washington, La.; April 30th to May 5th, at Barre's Landing; May 11th, reached Stafford's Plantation, within thirteen miles of Alexandria.
		October 19th the Thirteenth took part in the battle of Winchester (Colonel Blinn in command), being with the Nineteenth Army Corps, which first checked the rebel advance and led in the pursuit.
	members.aol.com /DAP4477575/17thct.html (1572 words)

	The Louisiana Historical Society 1999 Tour
		Situated on the route of the Old Spanish Trail and along a dramatic bend in the romantic Bayou Teche, Franklin, Louisiana was recently named in the top 100 small towns in America.
		During the Civil War, Confederate forces under General Richard Taylor fought Union troops under General Nathaniel Banks in the Battle of Irish Bend outside Franklin.
		Four hundred men were killed or wounded during this significant battle, through which Taylor's forces successfully stopped a drive by Union forces to invade Texas.
	www.louisianahistoricalsociety.org /tripsch.htm (651 words)

	The Irish Trojan’s Blog » South Bend, Michiana & Indiana
		For those of you in the South Bend area, you can drop by the new Chipotle today between 11am and 8pm and score a free burrito and a drink.
		Sightings of funnel clouds in the area midway between South Bend and Gary were reported to the National Weather Service, but no touchdowns were immediately confirmed.
		In case you’re wondering why South Bend has suddenly become Seattle East over the last few days (no, Ty Willingham isn’t back — I’m talking about the rain), it’s because of a cut-off low-pressure system.
	brendanloy.com /category/local-interest/south-bend-michiana-indiana (3383 words)

	28th Thomas' Louisiana Infantry Regiment: History
		The regiment fought in the Battle of Fort Bisland, April 12-13, and was instrumental in the Confederate victory in the Battle of Irish Bend, April 14.
		The company was engaged in the Battle of Chickasaw bayou and in the skirmish with the enemy on the 28 Dec 62.
		The Company was engaged in the battle of the Chickasaw Bayou on 28th of December.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/5361/thomas_history.html (5183 words)

	Timeline 1841-1849
		1845 Aug, The Irish potato crop was attacked by the Phytophthora infestans fungus.
		1845-1850 A fungus of the genus Phytophtora caused the Irish potato famine.
		As a result of what came to be known as the Battle of the Bulls, approximately 12 bulls were killed, two mules were gored, and three men were wounded, including future California governor, Lieutenant George Stoneman.
	www.timelines.ws /1841_1849.HTML (14995 words)

	Watershed Currents - Watershed Currents Archive - Third Quarter, 2005
		MANTON — In the late 1800s, Battle Creek was so thickly populated with spawning salmon, an egg-taking station was established for the local hatcheries.
		While the New Zealand salmon have thrived, the Battle Creek population took a dive after a series of diversion dams, now owned by PGandE, were built in 1910.
		The area will be far from what it was in the 1800s and local residents are concerned that the habitat created in the last 95 years will be destroyed in the restoration project.
	www.battle-creek.net /currents_3rd_qtr_05.html (14674 words)

	The Irish Trojan’s Blog » Blog Archive » Dems hope to retake House; South Bend a battleground
		But, he said, only a tidal wave would dislodge the incumbent party from many of those seats, and more realistically, 30 Republican seats and five Democratic districts are vulnerable.
		One of the targeted Republican seats is South Bend’s district, the 2nd Congressional District of Indiana, where incumbent Chris Chocola faces a rematch with the man he beat in 2004, Democrat Joe Donnelly.
		I'm a 24-year-old newlywed and third-year law student at Notre Dame who went to USC for undergrad -- hence "Irish Trojan." I'm a sports fan, a politics, media & law junkie, an astronomy buff, a weather nerd, a Mac addict, a Tolkien fanatic and an all-around dork.
	www.brendanloy.com /2006/05/dems-hope-to-retake-house-south-bend-a-battleground.html (1544 words)

	Battle of Irish Bend
		About seven o'clock A.M. the advance reached the edge of a dense line of woods, near what is known as Irish Bend (a sharp bend of the Teche), about eleven miles distant from the rebel earth-works, where General Banks was engaging the enemy.
		The rebel prisoners represent that they had upward of five thousand men engaged in this affair, and that they came up with the intention of driving General Grover's division across the Bayou Teche before General Banks's force could arrive; but they were signally repulsed, with a loss of from three to four hundred.
		On the field of battle one hundred and five prisoners were taken, and thirty wounded.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/civil-war/1863/may/battle-irish-bend.htm (3623 words)

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		USAMHI CW-Battles-1863 RefBranch la Sep 89; Jul 93 BATTLE AT IRISH BEND, LOUISIANA 14 APRIL 1863 A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Duffy, Edward.
		"Battles in the Bayous: Fighting at Fort Bisland and Irish Bend." CWTI 23 (January l985): 12-20.
		Sprague, Homer B. History of the 13th Infantry Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, During the Great Rebellion.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/mil_hist_inst/c/cw63d.asc (165 words)

	History Page
		Passing Irish Bend the site of the civil war "Battle of Irish Bend" we came to the American Legion Post 64 where we took another 30 minute break.
		This post is a landmark for travel down steam for me now because it marks the point from Jeanerette where you would come after traveling for two hours at 15 miles per hour.
		I was uneventfully coursing along the bayou after passing a railroad bridge, click here to see video capture, when after a slight bend in the stream past which I could not see I suddenly found myself in another bayou.
	www.louisianabayous.org /history.html (1756 words)

	Homer B. Sprague Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sprague entered the Civil War in 1861 as a captain in the 13th Connecticut, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
		He was wounded at the Battle of Irish Bend in Louisiana in 1863.
		After the war, he became head of several high schools and colleges until 1887 when he accepted the presidency of UND.
	www.und.nodak.edu /dept/library/Collections/og707.html (369 words)

	sheetmusic
		In 1861, he joined the 71st Regiment in New York City and served until he was mustered out the same year.
		During that time he fought in The Battle of Bull Run.
		He fought in The Battle of Irish Bend and the first Red River Campaign.
	www.hhs-newpaltz.org /library_archives/collections/sheetmusic.html (2099 words)

	City of Deadwood -- Preacher Smith
		Smith accepted the call to duty and was placed in Company H of the Fifty-Second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer infantry.
		During his nine month tour, Smith participated in several campaigns including Port Hudson, Battle of Irish Bend, and Vicksburg before being mustered out of service on August 14, 1863.
		Upon arriving back in Connecticut, Smith studied medicine and was admitted to practice in 1867.
	deadwood.govoffice.com /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={1EA35C15-E39F-4DFF-9EC5-D4044A632E3C} (1638 words)

	Tennessee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It has been said to mean "meeting place", "winding river", or "river of the great bend".
		According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2003, Tennessee's population was estimated at 5,841,748 people.
		The 5 largest ancestry groups in Tennessee are American (17.5%), African American (16.4%), Irish (9.3%), English (9.1%), German (8.3%).
	tennessee.iqnaut.net (1597 words)

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